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Simple problem,how to get 'Shell' object from plugin's views? [message #291520]

Sun, 18 September 2005 11:44

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: guru.lifesting.com

I created a class named 'shutdown' extends 'Viewpart' to
be a view of my eclipse plugin,now I want to add an action
which simply open a file-choose box using MessageDialog
class to this view,but the MessageDialog's constructor me-
thod must need a shell object as primary parameter.
So the problem is how to get the 'Shell' from anywhere?

Thanks!

life.sting

Re: Simple problem,how to get 'Shell' object from plugin's views? [message #291521 is a reply to message #291520]

Sun, 18 September 2005 14:18

Eclipse User

lifesting wrote:

> I created a class named 'shutdown' extends 'Viewpart' to
> be a view of my eclipse plugin,now I want to add an action
> which simply open a file-choose box using MessageDialog
> class to this view,but the MessageDialog's constructor me-
> thod must need a shell object as primary parameter.
> So the problem is how to get the 'Shell' from anywhere?
>
> Thanks!
>
> life.sting

you can add null too MessageDialog or get shell like this
PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getDisplay().getActiveShell();

Re: Simple problem,how to get 'Shell' object from plugin's views? [message #291538 is a reply to message #291521]

Mon, 19 September 2005 06:59

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: guru.lifesting.com

Very very thank you!Follow your direction ,I have solved
this problem.

Re: Simple problem,how to get 'Shell' object from plugin's views? [message #291541 is a reply to message #291520]

Mon, 19 September 2005 07:53

Eclipse User

lifesting wrote:
> I created a class named 'shutdown' extends 'Viewpart' to
> be a view of my eclipse plugin,now I want to add an action
> which simply open a file-choose box using MessageDialog
> class to this view,but the MessageDialog's constructor me-
> thod must need a shell object as primary parameter.
> So the problem is how to get the 'Shell' from anywhere?

If you want to make sure you are using the same shell as your view, you
can go viewpart.getSite().getShell().

Later,
PW

Re: Simple problem,how to get 'Shell' object from plugin's views? [message #291698 is a reply to message #291521]

Wed, 21 September 2005 15:21

Eclipse User

Try to use the shell associated with the view not the active shell - it is
potentially different.

Use IViewPart#getSite()#getShell()

Tod Creasey
Eclipse UI Committer

"snpe" <snpe@snpe.co.yu> wrote in message
news:dgk40j$idl$2@news.eclipse.org...
> lifesting wrote:
>
> > I created a class named 'shutdown' extends 'Viewpart' to
> > be a view of my eclipse plugin,now I want to add an action
> > which simply open a file-choose box using MessageDialog
> > class to this view,but the MessageDialog's constructor me-
> > thod must need a shell object as primary parameter.
> > So the problem is how to get the 'Shell' from anywhere?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > life.sting
>
> you can add null too MessageDialog or get shell like this
> PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getDisplay().getActiveShell();

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